Comparison

The Best Caesar vs Salad Shoppe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Best Caesar

Discover a unique and bold Caesar salad dressing recipe, taught with step-by-step guidance and stunning photography. Learn to create a sharp, flavorful dressing that's a departure from traditional versions.

Highlights
  • Unique Caesar dressing recipe
  • Step-by-step guide
  • Stunning photography
  • Learn a lifetime skill
  • Bold and sharp flavor profile
Features
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One recipe. One salad. Nothing else. An app out of left field. Featured on the App Store in 2014. Requested for a decade. Now rebuilt from scratch — and back to teach you the Caesar worth mastering. Forget the Caesar you've had at restaurants. No egg, no cream, no heavy dressing hiding the lettuce. This one has bite — bold, sharp, a little aggressive in the best way. My father taught me the preparation by standing beside me at the counter. Paying attention. Adjusting. This app is how I stand beside you. WHAT'S INSIDE • The complete recipe, scaled to your table — 2 to 8 servings • Visual mode — every step photographed full-screen, taught one page at a time • A cooking companion on your Lock Screen that keeps your place while your hands are busy • A shopping list that knows exactly what to buy • The film — a short, beautiful portrait of the salad • The Table — real Caesars from real kitchens around the world. Make it, shoot it, add yours. • The Story — why this app exists Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo — where the recipe opens like a book across the fold. Free. No ads, no accounts, no subscriptions — and it collects nothing. It's a recipe, taught with love, the way it was taught to me. Photography by Katie Newburn. Film by Eric Wolfinger. It is The Best Caesar. Period. —Tyson Caly @thebestcaesar #thebestcaesar

About

Salad Shoppe

Easily order your favorite salads for pickup or to-go. The app remembers your past orders for quick reordering and allows for one-tap payment. Earn rewards and stay updated on the latest promotions.

Highlights
  • View menu
  • Order ahead for pickup/to-go
  • One-tap payment
  • Order history
  • Earn rewards and offers
Features
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Order ahead with the new Salad Shoppe app. Download today so you can start earning free food and catch the latest happenings. - View Salad Shoppe menu - Order ahead for pick-up and to-go - Pay through the app with one-tap ordering - Remembers your orders so you can re-order your favorites - Earn cool rewards and offers Download today!

Screenshots

The Best Caesar3 screens
Salad Shoppe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The Best Caesar and Salad Shoppe both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of The Best Caesar's written reviews are positive against 67% of Salad Shoppe's. The Best Caesar also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Salad Shoppe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Best Caesar against 4.9 for Salad Shoppe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 59 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of The Best Caesar's written reviews are positive against 67% of Salad Shoppe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Best Caesar ships an update every 6 weeks, Salad Shoppe every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Best Caesar versus Salad Shoppe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Best CaesarSalad Shoppe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (48 ratings) — better4.9 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4859 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyson CalyHazlnut, LLC

Customer experience

The Best Caesar

All ratings47 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%

Salad Shoppe

All ratings53 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

The Best Caesar

No in-app purchases

None

Salad Shoppe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Best Caesar free?
The Best Caesar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Salad Shoppe free?
Salad Shoppe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Best Caesar or Salad Shoppe?
The Best Caesar is rated higher. The Best Caesar averages 5.0 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Salad Shoppe averages 4.9 from 59 ratings.
Do The Best Caesar or Salad Shoppe have ads?
Neither The Best Caesar nor Salad Shoppe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Best Caesar or Salad Shoppe?
The Best Caesar ships an update every 6 weeks, and Salad Shoppe every 4 months. Most recently, The Best Caesar was updated on October 26, 2026 and Salad Shoppe on October 24, 2026.

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